Does anyone know where Arrowhead Mills sources their brown rice? I'm concerned with the amounts of arsenic in rice products from certain regions. TY.
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I don't know where the rice came from, but my wife ate all the bags of it and is still alive and well and as fiesty as ever.
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I don't know, but I've been eating puffed rice for about 65 years, the last 10 or more from Arrowhead Mills. Why don't you ask Arrowhead Mills. They would probably be happy to answer. Please post it so Silly Sally won't freak out. Sylvia
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The fact that it's NOT labeled ORGANIC tells you everything you need to know.
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I do not know but would also appreciate this info if you track it down. Thanks
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I wrote the company and here is their response: "Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding our Arrowhead Mills Puffed Rice. Food safety is our greatest priority at Arrowhead Mills, and recent attention to arsenic in food and beverage products is of utmost concern to us. Arsenic is naturally present in the environment including air, water, and soil, and therefore trace amounts may be detected in foods and beverages. Our organic ingredients are produced without the use of arsenical-containing pesticides and fertilizers to minimize the presence of arsenic as well as other potential soil contaminants. Although rice and rice containing products are safe for consumption, we strongly support a regulatory risk assessment process, and encourage future research to evaluate the mitigation of any arsenic levels present in our total food supply."
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Here's an article with the newest data, incl. the fact that California has lower arsenic levels in the soil. But because it includes the hulls, brown rice has higher levels: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/06/arsenic-rice-low-levels-fda/2771903/Here's a Consumer Reports article from 2012 (reprinted by Mother Jones) about arsenic in a variety of foods including rice. Includes a list showing how much arsenic is in a variety of rice products: http://www.motherjones.com/files/finalarsenicembargo91912.pdfArsenic is in chicken feed, grapes, apples, too... Here's what the FDA says these days: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm319948.htm Here's an article with the newest data, incl. the fact that California has lower arsenic levels in the soil. But because it includes the hulls, brown rice has higher levels: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/06/arsenic-rice-low-levels-fda/2771903/Here's a Consumer Reports article from 2012 (reprinted by Mother Jones) about arsenic in a variety of foods including rice. Includes a list showing how much arsenic is in a variety of rice products: http://www.motherjones.com/files/finalarsenicembargo91912.pdfArsenic is in chicken feed, grapes,... » Read More Here's an article with the newest data, incl. the fact that California has lower arsenic levels in the soil. But because it includes the hulls, brown rice has higher levels: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/06/arsenic-rice-low-levels-fda/2771903/Here's a Consumer Reports article from 2012 (reprinted by Mother Jones) about arsenic in a variety of foods including rice. Includes a list showing how much arsenic is in a variety of rice products: http://www.motherjones.com/files/finalarsenicembargo91912.pdfArsenic is in chicken feed, grapes, apples, too... Here's what the FDA says these days: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm319948.htm « Show Less
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The packaging does not say where the rice is grown but the Lundberg Family Farms website has a FAQ which addresses this issue. According to their website, most of the rice comes from California, but some may come from the Southern US, when California supplies are not sufficient to meet their needs. Much of the wild rice comes from Minnesota. All of the rice is organic and non-GMO and is produced with 100% renewable energy.As for the issue of vitamins/minerals, I am not a plant scientist so I can only guess that it has to do with the growing environment and what the plants are fed while growing. The packaging does not say where the rice is grown but the Lundberg Family Farms website has a FAQ which addresses this issue. According to their website, most of the rice comes from California, but some may come from the Southern US, when California supplies are not sufficient to meet their needs. Much of the wild rice comes from Minnesota. All of the rice is organic and non-GMO and is produced with 100% renewable energy.As for the issue of vitamins/minerals, I am not a plant scientist so I can only guess that it has to do with the growing environment and what the plants are fed... » Read More The packaging does not say where the rice is grown but the Lundberg Family Farms website has a FAQ which addresses this issue. According to their website, most of the rice comes from California, but some may come from the Southern US, when California supplies are not sufficient to meet their needs. Much of the wild rice comes from Minnesota. All of the rice is organic and non-GMO and is produced with 100% renewable energy.As for the issue of vitamins/minerals, I am not a plant scientist so I can only guess that it has to do with the growing environment and what the plants are fed while growing. « Show Less
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get on naturalnews.com and do some research! hemp, pea, and chia don't have the high heavy metal content and its because all of the rice protein from china is being watered with water that is 80 percent more toxic than even their government allows. so when Mike from naturalnews.com discovered this in his lab he blew the whole industry up
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Wish I could help. All I've ever done is cook brown/wild rice. Set it and let it go. Sorry.
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I assumed it was non GMO given that this is made by Arrowhead Mills... most of their products are organic. However, it isn't listed anywhere on the box that this product is non-GMO. Nor does the package say this particular product is organic.
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The last time I researched arsenic in rice I found out that rice grown in Ca had 30% less than other places since they did not plant cotton which is sprayed very heavily with pesticides. I also watched a video on Lundberg rice, very interesting if you are concerned about the arsenic in rice which I am.
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This is the answer directly from Yummy Earth: "We stopped using Tapioca Syrup in 2008, so any mention of tapioca syrup on any of our bags or packaging would mean that the bag is either up to 5 years old or we have not yet updated the packaging via a reprint, but please know that we are removing the mention of Tapioca Syrup on all reprints of our packaging as we do reprint them from time to time because we do not use this ingredient." In addition, effort is made to use the best available rice syrup: "Organic Brown Rice Syrup - Is it safe? Some brown rice syrup is sadly sourced from areas where previous crops such as cotton have grown that are highly absorbent of arsenic in the soil. This occurs in the southeastern part of the US as well as other places. We do not source from these places and have no idea why any food company would. We test for lead and arsenic and other potential contaminants and have done so since we began making YummyEarth items over 7 years ago when we invented our lollipop recipe for our family."
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The Black Japonica Rice says "Manufactured and Distributed by Lundberg Family Farms, Richvale, CA." That sure sounds like a field blend from California. It is also "Verified non-GMO," which I doubt would be possible in Japan, and certainly not in China. As for the other brand, I have no idea but would suspect they add chemicals to their rice.
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we buy it and freeze it. and use it over the course of a year. not sure if that helps, but the flour is still fresh when you freeze it. have you tried calling arrowhead mills to ask?
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Frustrating, isn't it? I've been searching like crazy for buckwheat noodles that don't actually contain wheat gluten myself. I have to think though that the product name is acceptable in the same way 'chocolate chip pancakes' or 'cinnamon rice chex' are acceptable names. They just mean that the ingredient is included. (Still a bummer though!)
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I believe it used to contain a small amount of arsenic, but has since changed its formula to omit it. I found that somewhere on the internet when I did my research before buying.
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Honestly, they're pretty fragile, especially early on. I don't know what kinds of minerals are in Arrowhead, but I think it's worth it to go to the grocery store and get actual distilled water.
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I just got off of the phone with someone at Alsons (a sister company of Delta). It turns out that they are in the process of moving their plant back to the USA. He said that I would have to check each individual box because if it has been on the shelf a while it is probably still from the stuff that was made in China. I am so happy to see a major company bringing their manufacturing back! I am headed off to a local plumbing supply now (I found them on the Alsons site as a vendor).
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You can call or check website of Bragg to answer your questions. From what I read in the past, Patricia and Paul Bragg seem to be concerned with healthy ingredients. I hope there are no GMO's.
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I emailed NutriCology and they sent me the information on CA Prop 65. This was very helpful in understanding about the naturally occuring lead and other metals. Feel Free to Contact them.
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Our organic brown rice is grown in the US and is supplied to us by Lone Pine Enterprises, LLC out of Carlisle, Arkansas. Let us know if we can assist you further.
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Everyone - this is what I want to know and I will be contacting the company to find out. I want to know what is NOT on the label nor on their website nor could the guy at Whole Foods give a definitive answer (he's waiting to hear back from me on this) when he spoke to the company.If they source from cows that are injected with rBST - I want nothing to do with it. It's important. Why would I drink what I won't eat in my beef?If anyone has heard from the company on this, I think all of us should know.